Ireland Case No. 3110Possession of child pornography (child sexual abuse material) · Co. Dublin · 17 Sep 2020
Man jailed for 18 months over child sexual abuse material possession in Dublin
Aaron Catchpole, 32, was sentenced to 2½ years (with the final year suspended) at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for possessing child sexual abuse material after downloading over 4,500 images and videos over eight days and contacting young girls on Instagram for nude pictures.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced11 May
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatHe downloaded more than 4,500 images and videos of child sexual abuse material over an eight-day period (irishtimes.com)
- whatHe contacted young girls on Instagram asking them to send nude pictures (irishtimes.com)
- whatNone of the children replied to his Instagram messages (irishtimes.com)
- whatPhone analysis found 4,483 images and 32 videos of children being abused or exposed, including infants as young as six months (irishtimes.com)
- whatOther devices seized by gardaí did not contain anything untoward (irishtimes.com)
- whereHe walked into Pearse Street Garda station (irishtimes.com)
- whenHe had only bought the phone eight days previously (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography on 17 September 2020 (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan sentenced him at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceHe was sentenced to 2½ years with the final year suspended (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceConditions include remaining under Probation Service supervision for a year upon release (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe has seven previous convictions including for drug possession (irishtimes.com)
- otherA Probation Service report placed him at high risk of reoffending (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe has a long history of drug addiction (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe has been in custody since the previous October (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge said without protective measures there was a good chance he would reoffend (irishtimes.com)
- otherContacting children online was treated as an aggravating factor (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 11 May2026Man (32) messaged young girls on Instagram for nude pictures, court hears
Sentencing details: 2½-year sentence with final year suspended, conditions including Probation Service supervision for one year; aggravating factor of contacting children online; Probation Service report indicating high risk of reoffending.
convicted, Aaron Catchpole, 32, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Aaron Catchpole